Participants: Karen Thomas (Host), Principal Walter Turner
Series Code: IAADD
Program Code: IAADD000023A
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00:28 Welcome to Issues and Answers.
00:29 Did you know that in the most recent census bureau statistics 00:33 2.4 million of the nation's families 00:36 are maintained by grandparents who have one or more 00:39 of their grandchildren living with them, 00:41 an increase of 400,000, 00:42 which is about 19 percent since 1990. 00:45 These families comprise 7 percent of all families 00:48 with children under 18. 00:50 Across the United States almost 7.8 million children 00:54 are living in homes where grandparents 00:56 or other relatives are their household providers 00:59 with more than 5.8 million children 01:01 living in grandparents' homes and nearly 2 million children 01:04 living in other relatives' homes. 01:06 These families are often called now grand families. 01:10 And now here to talk about 01:12 this very topic of grand families 01:14 is Moletta Robinson who knows firsthand. 01:17 Welcome to the program. 01:19 So glad you could come, Sister Robinson. 01:20 So glad to be here. 01:22 So tell us about the whole grand families concept. 01:26 Did you expect that you would have your grandkids 01:28 at this stage in your life? 01:30 Never. 01:31 That was not my plan. 01:33 My plan was to raise my children 01:34 and have them over to play with them 01:37 and have fun with them and goodbye, 01:39 send you on your way back home. 01:41 Right. But that was not the case. 01:43 So now you grew up where? 01:45 You grew up in Washington, D.C.? 01:46 I grew up in Washington, D.C. I loved Washington, D.C., 01:50 it's a wonderful town 01:51 and I moved here to Memphis about 26 years ago. 01:55 Okay, and where do you work now? 01:57 I work at FedEx. 01:58 Okay. That makes Memphis hub, right? 02:01 FedEx. So your life is pretty busy. 02:04 It is very busy. 02:06 It was very busy before I got the children 02:09 and it's busier now that I have them. 02:12 Okay, so now tell us the story about how this all came to be. 02:17 How old were the kids when they first came to you 02:18 and how many grandkids... 02:20 First of all how many children do you have? 02:21 I have two children... Okay. 02:24 And I'm the biological grandmother of six children. 02:29 But of all the Children, 02:31 I'm a grandparent of 12 children. 02:34 Oh my, wow! 02:36 Because it's a blended family. 02:39 All these children, my children, then the parent, 02:42 mothers have children so all of these children. 02:44 So you have 12 grandchildren and do you keep up with all 12? 02:48 I do, I keep up with all 12 of my grandchildren. 02:51 I show no difference in my children, 02:56 my biological grandchildren nor my other children. 02:59 They're all my grandchildren. I love them all. 03:01 Okay, so like you said you were expecting 03:03 to be at the point where you would love 03:05 all these wonderful grandchildren 03:07 and then send them home to their parents. 03:09 Yes. But now what happened? 03:12 How many of your grandchildren are with you? 03:15 I have the two youngest children with me now. 03:18 And how old were they when this happened? 03:20 Well, the first time they were young, 03:22 they were two and four. 03:25 The first time I had them, I had them for six months 03:28 and that was because 03:30 their mother was in the hospital, 03:32 she was hospitalized. 03:33 And that was the reason I had them then. 03:36 And then when she got out she got her children back. 03:39 Now are these your... 03:41 Is these your daughter's children 03:42 or are these your son's children? 03:44 These are my son's children. 03:46 Okay, but the mother wasn't able to take care of them 03:48 and the son wasn't able to take care of them, 03:50 so what would have been your choice 03:52 if you didn't take care of them? 03:53 What would have happened to them? 03:55 They would have been in foster care. 03:56 They would have been in foster care. 03:58 So when they came how was it? 04:00 Were they happy, were they regular kids? 04:04 What kinds of things did you have to do 04:05 to take care of them, working still? 04:08 Well the first thing I had to do was find day care 04:12 for the little one, the two year old. 04:14 I had to find day care 04:15 and then the elder one was in school 04:18 but the school was like... 04:21 It was about 10 miles from where I lived. 04:23 Because that's where the mother lived 04:26 so she had the children in the school near her home 04:30 and I kept the child there in that school. 04:32 So every morning my day started at 6 o'clock in the morning 04:36 taking the little one to the baby sitter 04:41 and then taking her to school 04:43 and picking them up from school and the day care. 04:46 So I had an active life at that time 04:48 but it was like temporarily, 04:49 so I was not like getting all... 04:53 But this time it was different. 04:55 So what happened, 04:57 so they're going back to the mother? 04:58 Yes. 05:00 And how long did they stay there before they... 05:02 They stayed with their mother till the older one 05:05 was nine years old, she was nine years old. 05:08 So they were like five, six, seven years 05:11 staying with their mother? 05:12 Yeah, they were with their mother. 05:14 And you thought life was going to be good 05:15 and you were back to your normal life. 05:17 Normal life, that's right. Then what happened? 05:20 Until the mother came one day 05:22 and she said I can't take care of these children anymore. 05:24 I said, what do you mean you can't take care of them? 05:27 She says I cannot take care of them, 05:28 I just can't do it. 05:30 And so because I knew the mother had her issues, 05:36 I said, well, fine, then they'll have to come here 05:39 and stay with me. 05:41 And they did. They came, both of them. 05:44 And this was last summer when I said, 05:48 oh, I have to find some place for these children to go 05:51 because school was out, 05:52 so what am I going to do with these children? 05:54 This was last summer, this is recent, okay, 05:56 when you just got these kids in other words. 06:00 Yes. Okay, go ahead. 06:01 So last summer at the Seventh-day Adventist School 06:06 they had a summer program 06:09 so I knew I wanted to put them in there, 06:12 the summer program because I wanted them 06:13 to be around other children and be around people 06:17 that had very positive attitudes, 06:19 and I knew this was the place for them. 06:22 And I went to the school and I asked them 06:25 and they said, well, that's going to be $200 a week. 06:30 I said $200 a week. 06:33 I said, well, God is able 06:35 and he wants these children at this school 06:39 and that's where I put them for the summer 06:41 and they had a ball. 06:43 They loved it. 06:44 Grandma, can we come back, can we come back to school. 06:46 We want to go to school here. 06:48 I said, well, God's able and I was blessed 06:52 because these children had been, 06:55 they were children that had had a lot of stress in their lives 07:00 which I didn't know about, I didn't. 07:01 At the time I did not know about a lot of the things 07:04 that they had gone through because just like a grandparent 07:08 you only see your children like, 07:10 I only see about once or twice a month at that time, 07:14 and so I really didn't know the type of condition 07:19 they were living under. 07:20 What kinds of... 07:22 If you don't mind sharing, you know, when you found... 07:24 When the kids came to you and the mom said, that's it, 07:26 I can't do anymore. 07:28 What state were they in, emotionally, socially, 07:31 where were they? 07:33 They were very kind of withdrawn 07:37 but they also were very behind in their school work. 07:42 I found that out. 07:43 I mean, my little granddaughter 07:45 who was 10, I said, let me read to you. 07:48 We were reading in the evening. I said read this story. 07:50 She says, "Grandmother, I can't read." 07:53 I said, "You can't read! I says sure you can read." 07:56 She says, "I can't read." 07:59 And I gave her a book and she really couldn't. 08:01 She knew no phonics. 08:03 In fact my daughter had her tested 08:07 and she tested below the tenth grade, 08:09 I mean at the kindergarten level 08:12 which she's in the third grade. 08:14 And that was of very much concern to me. 08:17 I was very concerned about that. 08:20 And then I had found out that her mother 08:23 had given them drugs. 08:26 She had given them Benadryl to put them to sleep at night. 08:30 And so that was kind of disturbing to me 08:33 and one of the reason I thought maybe 08:36 this had helped them not to... 08:39 Her not to develop and learn how to read 08:43 other skills that a 10-year-old child 08:46 should be able to do. 08:48 So now you not only had grandchildren 08:51 but then they were both of them were special needs, 08:54 they needed certain things to help them. 08:57 What about the son, the grandson? 09:00 Well, he wasn't as bad as her because I think he hadn't been 09:05 given Benadryl as long and he was an active little boy 09:10 so he just rolled with the punches. 09:12 Things did not bother him or things that he saw, I guess, 09:17 he just let it go, whereas my granddaughter 09:20 it stayed with her. 09:21 She remembered things. 09:24 And so it was little difficult for her. 09:29 But they loved coming to me. 09:32 I said would you like to say with grandma. 09:34 Oh, grandma, can we stay, 09:36 we want to stay here forever and ever. 09:37 So they were really excited about living with me. 09:42 And I had to learn how to change a room, 09:46 take away things. 09:47 You know there's a certain age you have your house 09:49 at a certain age not child-safe as I called it. 09:52 Right. 09:53 So I had to take another room and take all the furniture out 09:56 and put kid's furniture in 09:58 and they helped painted the room 10:00 so they were having a good time. 10:02 I said this is your room now. They said we have our own room. 10:06 I said this is your room, we can paint it 10:08 any color you want to and they were so excited. 10:12 They just took paint and splashed it all over 10:15 and had a great time. 10:17 And they say, we can do this? 10:18 I said, you can do it, it's your room. 10:22 And so they have really matured 10:24 and as I say, I put them in the Adventist school 10:29 and that has helped them a lot. 10:32 Praise God for that. 10:33 But grandmother had to learn a lot her own self. 10:37 Oh, yeah. 10:38 I had to learn that grandmother 10:40 didn't know how to do first grade math. 10:44 And I said, I said... 10:47 When they went to school I said, what kind of math? 10:50 Two plus two is four and he said 10:54 but we didn't do it like that grandma, teach it. 10:56 I said two plus two is four. 11:00 They had the circles and the squares 11:02 and all these things and I had to go to the teacher 11:05 and have the teacher explain to me 11:06 how to get two plus two is four. 11:10 From the new math, 11:11 all these methods and strategies. 11:13 And the computers and the iPods and iPads. 11:16 So you bought all those things? 11:18 I had to buy all of those things. 11:19 Now why do think you had to buy all that? 11:21 Tell me why you were buying those. 11:22 I mean this is like kind of over 11:24 and beyond regular even. 11:26 It was to help them to learn 11:30 because of this is the world now. 11:33 There are computers and they have to learn 11:37 the computers at school, 11:39 so they needed all these things to help them grow 11:42 and to help them develop and learn. 11:44 So it was a challenge when I went to the store 11:47 and found out $400. 11:50 Whoa, $400! 11:52 For one and I had to buy two. 11:55 But it was truly a blessing, it really was to do this. 11:59 So now, what did you learn... 12:02 Thank God that you had a house 12:04 that you could bring the kids into. 12:06 What about budget wise? 12:08 You know how has that been working financially 12:10 to be able to take on two more kids? 12:13 Do you get help from the state with that? 12:15 No, I don't. You don't? 12:16 No, I do not get anything from the state. 12:20 My philosophy is these are my grandchildren 12:22 and I love them. 12:24 I've raised my own children. 12:25 I have been a single parent, I've been a married parent. 12:29 So it didn't bother me. 12:32 I did have to make some adjustments 12:34 because I said, I'm almost 70 years old. 12:37 I'm getting ready to retire and everybody would say, 12:40 you should have been retired. 12:42 But it has been a challenge 12:45 but God has just been blessing me so much 12:49 and my church family has just helped me so much. 12:52 So it's truly been a blessing with these children. 12:56 Not only have they helped me, they've come over 13:00 and done things with the children. 13:03 They say, oh, I'll pick the children up 13:05 and take them to the park. 13:07 So it's been a blessing. Wow. 13:10 So now I hear sometimes that you talk about 13:13 taking vacations, are you able to take... 13:15 Before you had grandkids you were able to travel. 13:18 How about since the kids have been there? 13:19 Have you guys been able to travel anywhere 13:21 or go on a vacation? 13:23 Not like I did before. 13:25 That has definitely, because I would get up 13:27 and get on the plane and fly to Washington, fly all over. 13:32 So you fly FedEx. 13:33 At that time I could but I can't now, 13:36 but you have to plan your day around school time, 13:41 what time the school is out, for vacation, 13:44 what time the school is out for spring break. 13:47 So it has been an adjustment 13:49 that you have to learn how to adjust your time 13:54 according to the children's schedule. 13:56 So what's a typical day like for you? 13:58 Getting up at 4 o'clock in the morning. 14:00 Really? Yes, I get up. 14:02 Who gets up? You do? 14:03 I get up at 4 o'clock every morning. 14:05 What do you do at four in the morning? 14:06 Washing, cooking, cleaning, getting the children prepared. 14:10 I do everything I have to do in the morning. 14:13 The children have to be to school at 8 o'clock, 14:17 they arrive at... 14:19 I leave the house about 7:30 in the morning 14:23 to take them to school. 14:25 And then I take them to school and then I go to work. 14:29 And after that I pick them up from school at 3:10. 14:34 And we go home. 14:36 That's why I have dinner already prepared. 14:38 I have everything prepared because it is a challenge 14:41 for the children to get their homework in the evening 14:46 because they were so far behind. 14:47 But the teachers at the school, 14:50 they have been so excellent working with me, 14:53 showing me what to do, 14:55 teaching me things that will enlighten 14:58 to stimulate the children to learn. 15:00 So that has really been a very positive aspect of me. 15:05 That has really helped me with the children. 15:08 Well that's great, that's wonderful. 15:11 So now, tell me about your support. 15:14 What do you do to take care of yourself as a grandparent? 15:18 Do you have friends or... 15:19 I have friends, 15:22 but the best thing for me is to... 15:24 when I get up early in the morning 15:26 to have time with God. 15:28 That is the main thing. And He helps me. 15:30 He gives me strength, because sometimes you feel like 15:34 I have so much to do. 15:36 But He gives me strength so I always take time 15:40 the first thing in the morning to talk to God, 15:43 to read my Bible and to prepare 15:45 and ask him for the strength I need for that day. 15:49 So that has really helped me and like I said. 15:52 Also I depend on my church family. 15:57 How do they help? 15:58 Tell me a little bit more about how your church family helps? 16:00 My church family has helped me tremendously. 16:04 Some have come up to the school. 16:05 I said this child is having problems in this area. 16:10 Because a couple of them had been school teachers. 16:13 So they said will I'll go to the school 16:15 and see, and they have been up there 16:18 and helped and have stopped by the house. 16:21 They helped with the homework and all. 16:24 So that has been a great benefit to me. 16:27 It's really been a blessing to me 16:28 to have the support of my church family. 16:34 They reckon helping me has been a great help to me. 16:38 What about your job. 16:39 What kind of adjustments have you had to make on your job? 16:42 How's it been for you there? 16:44 Talk about money. 16:48 I work but I couldn't work. 16:52 I said I have to this, I had to take off from work, 16:54 which I usually work until at least about 4 o'clock. 16:58 I said I can't work till 4 o'clock any more. 17:00 I told my manager. 17:01 And it's truly been a blessing that God just opened up the way 17:04 because I said, I have to leave at 2:30 every day. 17:08 I have to leave at 2:30. 17:10 You're the person that picks up the kids too from school. 17:11 Yes, so I had to leave my job. 17:13 I had to get off my job at 2:30 which used to be at four, 17:18 to pick the children up from school, 17:21 so that has really been, which has cut into my finances. 17:26 That's right because I don't have the time working 17:31 as much as I had worked. 17:33 But God still has provided for me. 17:36 I'm just grateful that he has truly. 17:38 I don't know where it comes from but every day, 17:41 every month we... 17:44 In fact someone said you should go 17:46 an get you some food stamps. 17:48 You're eligible. I said really. 17:51 Since you have these children you should get you some help. 17:54 I said I do have help. 17:56 God helps me every day. Wow! 17:59 And so this is just truly a blessing 18:01 that God truly has helped me. 18:04 People have given me... 18:05 People have given, the kids wear uniforms 18:08 and people have given me uniforms 18:10 for the children to wear to school. 18:13 So it's truly a blessing when you depend on God. 18:17 That's right, that's right. 18:19 So tell me some special memories 18:20 now that the kids are with you what are some special things 18:24 that you guys have done, just you and the grandkids, 18:27 just this set of grandkids? 18:28 And then how do you now manage 18:30 with the rest of your other 10 grandkids? 18:32 Yes, well this past summer 18:39 I told the children how to plant in the yard. 18:43 I said listen, they were eating a cantaloupe. 18:46 Look at all these seeds in this cantaloupe. 18:48 What do you think we're going to do with these seeds. 18:50 Throw them away? 18:52 I said no, let's go outside and throw in the garden 18:55 and see if they grow. 18:57 And we dug up the yard and they dug it up 19:01 and they planted the watermelon seed, 19:03 they planted watermelon seed 19:04 just from watermelons we were eating. 19:07 And they planted cantaloupe and I got some tomato plants 19:11 and we planted upside down 19:13 because I'd never planted upside down tomatoes. 19:15 So we put them in the pot and we planted. 19:18 They were so many. 19:20 Every day they ran outside to see. 19:21 I said go outside and see the watermelons, 19:23 come up, go outside. 19:25 And when they came up, they couldn't believe it. 19:27 The said there they are, look I see them, I see them. 19:30 They were so excited, 19:32 and when we opened up and they... 19:36 So they started growing? 19:37 They started growing 19:38 and every day they ran out there. 19:40 It's getting bigger, I see another one, 19:42 I see another one. 19:43 And that was very exciting to them. 19:45 They were really excited. 19:47 And I said well I think they're ready now. 19:49 Let's go out there and pick them. 19:51 And we brought them in and washed them 19:53 and they just could not believe 19:55 that this was something they had done. 19:58 They had planted the seeds and they had grown. 20:01 So they just can't wait till this summer. 20:03 Well what else are we going to plant? 20:04 We can plant some other things. 20:05 I say, well, I have to go and get the man 20:07 to till the ground now. 20:09 You've got a whole big garden in the back yard. 20:12 They really enjoyed that. 20:14 And to make things, you know. 20:16 They make things. They take real things, nothing. 20:20 The lady next door bought a refrigerator 20:23 and it came in this big box. 20:24 They said can I have your box? 20:26 And she says, oh sure. 20:28 And we got the box and we made a house 20:29 out of the box and they painted it 20:32 and they had really and I just enjoy it. 20:36 It makes me feel, they make me feel young. 20:38 I like to sit down just to see them happy. 20:44 And the other grandchildren, 20:46 all my grandchildren except one grandchild, 20:50 another about 17 year old lives in Memphis. 20:55 The other children are scattered 20:56 all over the place. 20:58 But I do once a year, I've been doing this 21:00 ever since they were born, I take them on a trip. 21:04 What? All your grandkids? 21:05 All my grandchildren. Are you serious? 21:06 You take them all? All of them. 21:08 Just me and my grandchildren. 21:10 The parents stay home. 21:11 Yeah, the parents stay home, I have for whole week. 21:15 I've been doing it ever since they were born. 21:18 I take them on a trip every year. 21:21 We go somewhere. 21:22 And last year we went to the eastern shore. 21:25 You've been to the eastern shore. 21:27 And I rented a cabin right there on the water 21:31 and we stayed the whole week. 21:33 They had a ball. So that's what I like doing. 21:37 That's what I do with all my grandchildren. 21:40 So where are you guys going this year? 21:43 Well, we're going to St. Louis. 21:44 I rented 12-passenger 21:46 'cause now I had the 12 passenger van. 21:51 I used to just get a van but now it's a 12 passenger. 21:54 It might be a 16-passenger. Right. 21:56 Because you have to drive and there's 12 of them. 21:59 No one else comes with you? 22:00 No one. Seriously, just you? 22:02 Just me. 22:03 And you're almost 70 22:05 and God gives you all this energy? 22:07 That's right. 22:08 And I rent the van 22:09 and this year we're going to St. Louis, 22:13 then we're going down the eastern coast. 22:15 We wanted North Carolina, South Carolina 22:18 and we're just going to just drive all around 22:20 and take in some, because during the year 22:23 the older ones look up 22:24 and see what they'd like to see in these different states. 22:27 So we gonna hit all these states 22:30 and find out what they wanted to see 22:32 so we're going to have a journey this time. 22:34 We'll have two weeks this year. 22:36 So we're going to have a very, I think a very good time. 22:39 I think so too. And they're older now. 22:42 The little ones are older so they can enjoy 22:46 the traveling more and learning more. 22:49 So what's the age difference? 22:51 What's the ages of the oldest grandchild and the youngest? 22:54 My oldest grandchild is... 22:56 He will be 18, in fact he'll be 18. 22:59 So he can help drive. 23:00 He hasn't got his driver's license 23:02 although he really wants, he says, grandma, 23:04 I really want. 23:05 And I said, you know insurance is really high for a male. 23:11 He says but I really want to drive. 23:13 So I don't know if his parents 23:15 are thinking about it, thinking about. 23:17 His grades are great so they are thinking about it. 23:19 But yes, 18 to 8 years old. 23:24 The youngest is 8. Wow. 23:26 And do they all get along? 23:27 Yeah, how do the grandkids get along 23:29 and especially the ones that are with you now? 23:32 How do the other grandkids, 23:33 how are they feeling about that? 23:36 They get along great. 23:37 They get along great and they're happy 23:40 because I can talk to them and we talk on the phone 23:43 and we tell them, well, grandmother did that with me. 23:47 That's nothing new, she did that when I was eight. 23:51 So they can relate to it and they're not jealous 23:55 or anything so it's to me... 23:58 Because I really love children. I really love children. 24:02 Children don't bother me. 24:04 You know some people say 24:05 how can you have all these children, 24:06 how can you have these grandchildren. 24:08 They'll drive me crazy. 24:09 They're going to ask millions of questions. 24:11 I say, I love it, I really do. 24:15 That is awesome. So when you travel do you... 24:18 I mean, what do you do? 24:20 How do you afford to be able to feed everybody, 24:22 you know how does that work out? 24:23 Well I do like my parents did to us. 24:26 Because my parents, they travel, 24:28 they took us everywhere. 24:29 They wanted us to be exposed to different cultures 24:31 and different places and all. 24:34 So I have a great big ice chest, two of them, 24:37 ice chests and as we travel we stop at the grocery store. 24:40 We buy food and sometimes along the way we barbecue. 24:44 We put the food in, we get to the park 24:47 and we set up everything. 24:48 They love it. 24:50 And I say, oh, this is what we're going to do. 24:52 So cost wise we don't, we try to do things... 24:59 So once a day. 25:00 Okay, once a day you get a meal at a restaurant. 25:04 That means we eat breakfast cereal, nuts and grains. 25:08 So once a day you eat at a restaurant? 25:11 Once a day. 25:13 The whole group? The whole group. 25:14 And after that you do sandwiches. 25:16 You've got double coolers and drinks 25:18 and everybody's having a good time. 25:20 Singing, do you? 25:21 You know, traveling and talking? 25:23 And now that they got older. 25:26 This one's got this iPad, this one has this 25:28 and they look at movies and they just have a ball 25:31 but most of the time I do not let them look, 25:34 I say look at the scenery. 25:35 This is where we're going. 25:37 So, and they enjoy it, they really do. 25:40 Wow, Sister Robinson! 25:42 You are an amazing, amazing woman. 25:45 But I enjoy it. 25:46 Because no day is the same 25:49 and that's what I like about it. 25:51 You go to a job and do the same thing. 25:53 But raising children is never the same. 25:56 And that's what I really truly enjoy. 25:59 I don't know when I wake up in the morning, 26:00 I don't know what that day's going to hold for me. 26:03 And sometimes it holds wonders and sometimes my grandson says 26:07 Grandmother, I want to go to school. 26:10 I say today is Sunday, don't go to school on Sunday. 26:14 But I'm just glad that they're really enjoying school 26:17 and they're learning. 26:19 And the environment, that's a really, 26:22 they're really enjoying that. 26:24 What advice could you give to a grandparent 26:27 or another relative 26:28 that's taking on children in their home? 26:31 What could you share with them 26:34 as far as what they could expect or how to do it? 26:37 Well, the first thing is just take one day at a time. 26:42 Listen to the child, find out what the child's needs are 26:46 and try to incorporate that into that day. 26:49 Some children they feel bad. 26:52 Children are just like us, human being. 26:55 They're just little people. 26:56 They have bad days, they have good days, 26:59 they have days they don't want to feel like doing, 27:01 just like we. 27:02 So to just give them love. 27:05 Whatever state they are in that they know 27:08 that I am loved, I'm appreciated, I am wanted. 27:11 And I think that is the main thing 27:14 with raising children is that they will feel safe 27:18 and they'll feel cared about and they want to feel that 27:22 somebody cares for them just like they are. 27:26 They might be different. 27:29 Just like my grandkids were so far behind at school. 27:32 She just felt so bad that she could not read 27:35 but to encourage them you know and to love them 27:38 and say I don't care if you can't read. 27:40 I love you just the way you are. 27:42 And you will learn how to read. 27:45 So to give them just encouragement. 27:47 I think that's the main thing. 27:50 Thank you so much for coming and sharing your story today, 27:52 Sister Robinson. 27:54 It has just been wonderful to hear all the details about 27:57 what's been involved in taking on grandkids. 28:00 And for those of you at home, we thank you so much 28:02 for watching the program today. 28:03 We hope that it's been a real blessing. 28:06 Clearly, you know, her life has been enriched as a result 28:09 and we know that yours will be the same. 28:11 With God all things are possible. 28:12 Have a blessed day. |
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